STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Stapleton man, accused of participating in an assault on a white victim in his community four months ago, pleaded guilty Monday to a hate crime.

Devon (Chatter) Fischer, then 19, was part of a group that attacked the 28-year-old man on Targee Street between Laurel and Vanderbilt avenues, at about 3 p.m. on June 19, said authorities.

"You white piece of (expletive)! You white cracker! You're in the wrong neighborhood!" the group yelled as they beat the man, then threw a garbage can, a fluorescent light tube and a milk crate at him, said a criminal complaint.

Police reports describe Banks as black, but offer varying accounts as to Fischer's ethnicity. Reports after past arrests describe him as black, white and white Hispanic, said a law enforcement source with knowledge of the case.

According to a criminal complaint, Banks told police, "On June 19th, an incident happened. An older man hit on my friend so I just threw him one punch and missed and then threw a plastic garbage can."

Banks is a member of the Tombstone Gangstas, which is a sect of the Bloods, the source said. His case in pending in state Supreme Court, St. George.

Fischer pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court to a felony count of third-degree assault as a hate crime, according to information from Acting District Attorney Daniel Master's office. He'll be sentenced Nov. 30.

Meanwhile, the defendant has two unrelated felony assault cases pending in Criminal Court stemming from incidents on March 21 and May 28, online state court records show.

His lawyer, Maria Guastella, could not immediately be reached for comment.